Washable insole for shoes



June 8 1926. v 1,588,011

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UNITED; @STA on ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

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Application filed Julys3, 1925. Serial No. 41,331.

lhis invention relates to shoe insoles, and

has for its main object to provide an inexpensive insole that will effectively absorb perspiration; that will tend to keep the users feet warm in coldweather and cool in hot weathenand which can be washed'so as to keep it in a sanitary condition.

Another objectis to provide a shoe insole I of the character above described that is suflidesirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top plan view of a shoe insole constructed in accordance with my invention.

insole.

Figure 3 taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2; and Figure 5 is a bottom plan view, illustrating a slight modification of my invention.

In the drawings A designates a member that is shaped to fit insideof a shoe flat against the sole of the shoe so asto serve as an insole. Said member is constructed of matting or any other suitable woven straw material that can be washed or scrubbed without liability of injuring the same, and it is preferably provided with a binding 1 of tape or the like which embraces the peripheral edge portion of said member and is secured to same by stitches 2. In most instances the bottom side of the member A will be protected by a facing 3 of thin cloth that is secured to said member by stitches 4,.herein illustrated as extending transversely of said member.

When the member A is arranged ative position inside of ashes the top side of same will contact directly withthe users soc-k or stocking, and accordingly, will ef thus tends to keep the users feet warm in cold weather and cool in hot weather. In addition to affording great comfort and pro- Figure 2 is a bottom plan i f Said. I l

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tection to the users feet,vmyj improved'in solekeeps the users shoes in a sanitary condition and prevents thejsoles ofsame from being soiled and made hard and brittle'by perspiration from the 'users'feet.

J In order' to eliminateithe possibility of the member'A creeping upwardly back of the 'users heel, I' provide the I underside of said member with a pocket-'5 of thin cloth in which a heel piece Gofleather .or cardboard can be arranged so as to impart sufficient stiffness to the heel portion of the member A to retain it in operative'position in the users shoe. lVhen it becomes necessary or desirable to wash the insole the stiffening element 6 is withdrawn from the pocket 5, and after said insole has been washed and dried, said stiffening element is re-in'serted in said pocket preparatory to arend portion of the member A may be tapered I slightly in transverse cross section, as shown in Figure 4. Likewise, if it isdesired to slightly raise the heel of the users foot, alongitudinally-tapered insert or stiffening element 6 can be arranged in the pocket 5 of the member A, as shown in Figure 3. In most instances it is only necessary or desirable to stiffen the heel end portion of the member A, but in case it is desired to stiifen the portion of said member which extends under the ball of the users. foot, the member A can be providedon its underside with a double pocket 5, as shown in Figure 5, that is adapted to receive two'stiffening elements 6 and 6 for the front and rear end portions of the insole.

A shoe insole of the construction above described is inexpensive to manufacture; it. materially prolongs the life of the users shoe by absorbing the perspiration from the users foot; it can be keptin a sanitary condition, as it is not injuriously aifected' by washing or scrubbing; it tendsv to keep the users feet cool in warm weather and warm in cold weather, and notwithstanding, the

fact that it ispliable {and perfectly com- 7 fortable, the stiffening element that is combined with the heel portion of same effectively preventsit from creeping up behind the users heel.

l-Ia-Ving thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. A Washable shoe insole consisting of a member constructed from a piece of Woven straw material that is shaped. tofit inside of a shoe against the sole of the shoe, a ocket on. the underside of said member t iat is adapted. to receive a heel stiffening element, and a binding; secured: to the edge portion of said member.

2. A washable shoe. insole consisting of a member constructed-from apiece of Woven straw. material that is Shaped to fit inside of a shoeagainst the sole of the shoe, a binding: that embracesthe edge portion ofsaid member, a cloth. facing that covers-the underside of said member, and a pocket on the underside of said member that is adapted to receive a removable heel stiffening element.

3. washable shoe insole consisting of a member constructed from a piece of straw matting shaped to fit inside of a shoe against the sole ofthe shoe, a binding of tape embracing the edge portion of said member and secured. to the same by stitches, a cloth taci-ng covering the underside of said member and secured-to the same by stitches, a cloth pocket on the underside of said member arranged adjacent the rear end of the same, anda stiffening element removablymounted in said pocket and arranged under the heel end portion of said member.

WILLIAM G. CAMPBELL. 

